Germany’s disappointing lurch back into protectionism over its online gambling industry has provoked a predictable response from those set to lose the most, i.e. the major players like Bwin and Fluxx. Both companies are already formulating a comprehensive legal challenge, and the best of luck to them!

Online bingo does not have much of a stack in the German online gambling scene, but the recent vote by sixteen German states to maintain their gambling monopolies means any online bingo games industry is stymied until at least 2010.

Of course, it comes as no surprise that the law makers who are responsible for this vote to maintain the monopolies are generally driven by the promise of voting to themselves all the taxable revenue this lucrative industry will generate.

Anybody who thinks they are displaying a sense of civic moral duty needs to get their blinkers off and see such votes for what they are – legislated greed.

So how long is this situation going to take to play out? As noted above, 2010 is when the vote may get reviewed and concessions made to online operators, including any bingo online operators still trying to crack the German market.

However, expect a replay of what we have seen in France and Denmark where those countries now face European Court of Justice actions over their stances.

So Germany, as they say: See you in court…

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